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Nexon announced today that Riders of Icarus' next update will be going live later this month. The update will bring with the PvP zone, Exarahn Badlands, and the Guild Alliance War system. The Exarahn Badlands are described as follows. Riders enter this PvP area through a dimensional rift, which sends them 1,000 years back in time. The Exarahn Badlands is [...]

Nexon America announced today that Riders of Icarus' first major update, Blight of Frost Keep, is now live. Players can now make their way to the frozen region of Parna's Coast, a region that is so cold that their mobility will be affected if they don't ride mounts that can withstand the cold. The update also raises the fairly low [...]

Nexon America announced today that Riders of Icarus' promised July update will be going live sometime next week. Dubbed "Blight of Frost Keep," the update raises the level cap to 35 and adds the frozen zone of Parna's Coast, where mounts with cold resistance will be somewhat important. The update also adds two new dungeons and an assortment of new [...]

Nexon announced earlier today that Riders of Icarus' Open Beta phase has begun. Everyone can now play for free to their hearts' content. At present, the level cap is 25 and the game contains but four zones, three dungeons, and one raid. A new zone and two more instances are set to release later this month. There are several launch [...]

To those of you who have spent at least $25 on a Riders of Icarus Founder's Pack: you can begin your week-long Head Start right now! If you have yet to purchase a Founder's Pack, you will be able to until July 6th, after which all three Founder's Packs will be removed from sale permanently. Fair warning that Steam users [...]

In a new Dev Blog posted today, Riders of Icarus Development Director Kyu Il No discusses plans for the game as it goes into Open Beta on July 6th and beyond. Going from Closed Beta 3 into Open Beta, the title will see various general improvements, such as "better tutorials, new controls, reducing the penalties for tempering (or item enhancement) [...]

In preparation for the July 6th Open Beta, Nexon has released a new Riders of Icarus trailer showing off some of the bosses awaiting players. One of which reminds me of a challenging foe from Dark Souls. Though the mounted fight against Attaius might be the most epic of the four on display. We had a chance to play Riders [...]

The third round of Closed Beta testing for the upcoming MMORPG Riders of Icarus has come to an end. This phase of testing featured many firsts for the game, the highlight of which was the removal of the NDA, allowing beta testers to freely stream the game and post content. Developers also implemented a non-targeted Action Mode and a sprint [...]